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Bar Confederation & First Partition of Poland

1768 CE – 1772 CE · 4 years

Polish nobles formed the Bar Confederation to resist Russian domination, sparking a four-year civil war. Russia crushed the revolt, and the three neighboring powers — Russia, Prussia, and Austria — carved up a third of Poland in the First Partition.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Bar Confederation (Polish nobles)
  • Russian Empire, Prussia, Austria

Key moments

Defining events in the Bar Confederation & First Partition of Poland.

  1. 1771 Battle of Lanckorona
  2. 1770–1772 Defense of Częstochowa
  3. 1772 First Partition of Poland

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1768 CE and 1772 CE.

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